Adil Murad

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Adil Murad
Born (1976-11-13) 13 November 1976 (age 48)
Occupations
Years active1985 – present
SpouseMarrium Raheem (wife)
Children2
Parent(s) Waheed Murad (father)
Salma Maker (mother)
RelativesNasir Murad (grandfather)
Shireen Murad (grandmother)
Sadia Murad (sister)
Aaliya Murad (sister)

Adil Murad is a Pakistani film producer and actor in films, television serials and telefilms. He is the son of actor Waheed Murad. [1]

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Early life

Adil's grandfather, Nisar Murad, was a renowned film distributor from Sialkot in Punjab. [2] The Murads claimed to have Turkish ancestry. One of their ancestors, Murat, was a soldier of Ottoman-origin serving in the Mughal army, who settled in Punjab. [2]

Career

In the 1980s, Adil made his debut as a child actor and appeared in his father's film Hero which was released in 1985. The film, which his father also wrote, was a silver jubilee hit at the box office. After this success, he continued to work on more films. He made his acting debut in the Pakistani Urdu colour film Raja Sahib in 1996. Although the film didn't do well at the box office due to weak direction and a poorly developed storyline, his performance received highly positive feedback. [3] Since then, he has been working in tele-films as an actor and as producer. Later, he was cast by Shoaib Mansoor in his telefilm Streets of Karachi, which was based on the life of a couple in Karachi and the ups and downs of the city. [4] In 2016, the ARY Film Awards presented the Special Recognition Award to Adil on behalf of his father, Waheed Murad, for his inspirational work in the film industry. [5] [6]

Personal life

Adil is married to the tennis player Marrium Raheem and they have two children. [7] [8]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleProducerNetwork
2009Buri AuratAdeel Geo TV
2011Sapnon Ki Oat MainMehrozTV One
2012KaashAzaan PTV
Meri Ladli Sajid ARY Digital
2014BhabhiFaris
2015Yeh Pyar HaiSalmanTV One
2017 Aadat Sarmad
2018 Saiyaan Way Shahvez
2022Naqqara-e-KhudaDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg

Telefilm

YearTitleRole
2010Streets of KarachiZakir
2011AhsaasUmair
2012Dil Kuch Aur Samjha ThaFaisal

Film

YearFilmRoleLanguage
1985 Hero JaniUrdu
1986Shadi Mere Shohar KiSherry
1996Raja SahibRaja
2011KasakShahzeb
2013Aseer-e-ShakZahid
2017 Chain Aye Na [9] Murad

Host

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2010Lakhon Ka SuchHimself A-Plus [7]
2012Lakhon Ka Such Season 2Himself A-Plus [7]

References

  1. "Community". Archived from the original on 31 July 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
  2. 1 2 Khan, Javid Ali (5 October 2018). "Getting to know Karachi and Waheed Murad". The Friday Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. "I wanted to break away from the lover boy roles I'd been getting before: Adil Murad". Dawn Images. 13 September 2022.
  4. http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=117364%5B%5D
  5. "[Live] ARY Film Awards 2016: Watch out for all the action live from Dubai". Galaxy Lollywood. 18 April 2016.
  6. "Adil Murad, Sarish Khan, Shehroz Sabzwari to appear in Syed Noor's next film". Dunya News. 4 July 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Adil Murad". The News International News. 23 December 2022.
  8. "جب روبن گھوش نے مجیب عالم کا وحید مراد سے جلّاد کہہ کر تعارف کروایا". Independent Urdu News. 23 May 2022.
  9. "In the picture". The News on Sunday. 28 August 2017.